460 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 354 -JULY 20, 1949 [63 STAT. ,Pament of allow- cash to aliens for meals and lodging while en route; payment of allow- ances (at a rate not in excess of $1 per day) to aliens, while held in custody under the immigration laws, for work performed; payment of rewards for information leading to the apprehension or convic- tion of violators of the immigration laws; not to exceed $20,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General and accounted for solely on his certificate; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $5,000 for attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; purchase (not to exceed one hundred and fifty, for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase (not to exceed four), maintenance, and operation of aircraft; firearms and ammunition; printing and binding, including citizenship text- books for free distribution; refunds of head tax, maintenance bills, immigration fines, and other items properly returnable, except deposits of aliens who become public charges and deposits to secure payment of fines and passage money; stenographic reporting services by con- tract as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 60 Stat. 810 U. S. C . 55a); operation, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of Alien enemies, buildings and the purchase of equipment incident thereto; and for all necessary expenses incident to the maintenance, care, detention, surveillance, parole, and transportation of alien enemies and their wives and dependent children, including transportation and other expenses in the return of such persons to place of bona fide residence or to such other place as may be authorized by the Attorney General; Used orprvately $30,500,000; Provided, That the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization may contract with officers and employees for the use, imntertr of on official business, of privately owned horses: Provided further, That provisions of law prohibiting or restricting the employment of aliens in the Government service shall not apply to the employment of interpreters in the Immigration and Naturalization Service (not to exceed ten permanent and such temporary employees as are required from time to time) where competent citizen interpreters are not available. FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons: For salaries and travel expenses in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in connection with the supervision of the maintenance and care of United States prisoners, including printing and binding and the compilation of statistics relating to prisoners in Federal and non-Federal penal and correctional Attendance atmeet. institutions, $466,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 of this amount shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings con- cerned with the work of the Bureau of Prisons when incurred on the written authorization of the Attorney General. Pos, p. 87 Salaries and expenses, penal and correctional institutions: For expenses necessary for the support of prisoners, and the maintenance and operation of Federal penal and correctional institutions and the construction of buildings at prison camps, interment or transporting remains of deceased inmates to their relatives or friends in the United Motor vehicles. States; including purchase of eight passenger motor vehicles, including one bus at not to exceed $20,000, for replacement only; not to exceed $10,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Federal Prison System when authorized in writing by the Attorney General; traveling expenses; furnishing of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for employees in the Acquisitionof land. performance of their official duties; not to exceed $35,000 for the acquisition of land adjacent to any Federal penal or correctional institution when, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the additional
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